Fun trip to Jarbidge

Our trip was a lot of fun. We got to go jeeping and four wheeling and attend my little brother's court of honor. Almost all of my family was in attendance so we got to catch up a little and Owen got to hang out with a lot of cousins!

Pregnancy Pics

  

Brad took a couple of casual pictures of me. This is me and Chase at 30 weeks! Time has been flying by and we really haven't gotten many belly shots. I look kind of drugged in these pictures, sorry. These were taken in the morning. :) 

 

 

 

Some Cute Regular Stuff

Today was just a regular day. I followed Owen around trying to get some cute pictures of him but he is too smart now and knows the game. He knows what I am trying to do and he is not into getting his picture taken! I managed to get a couple of quick ones in and then I decided to shoot some video. I forget how fast he is growing up and how many things he is learning and saying so I really should be shooting lots more video anyway. 

We have been having fun together since Brad's been out of work. I am getting too attached to having him around. I love waking up with him not having to rush off to work and I love him being so much more involved in Owen's everyday routine. He is such a great Dad, I feel like being parents kind of means being on a team that helps each other out and when one person doesn't know what to do the other person picks up or has some more ideas. 

We have been keeping ourselves busy with activities and school. We went jeeping last weekend and got to see some pretty snow and then get stuck in it! Brad has kept up his mountain biking and when he goes and it's good weather I have gone a couple of times with Owen and pulled him around on some wider trails around Reno. He loves riding in the trailer, he just plays and looks around till he gets tired and then falls asleep pretty much every time. I've been getting the yard and garden cleaned up and ready for summer. I can't plant yet because the weather it still wishy washy and it could still freeze one more time. So in the meantime I have been clearing all of the weeds that pop up so healthy in spring and getting the soil ready to plant a garden! 

School is almost finished now, a few short weeks and then it's break time! I can't wait for summer, it is kind of a bad time to be 7 months pregnant but hey I still want to go camping and stuff as much as we can! This last part of the pregnancy has been flying by and I have been feeling great! The only problem is that I keep feeling like I can run around and do all of these outdoor chores and stuff like every other time and then I get going and there's getting to be a belly in the way! I am so excited to have two boys and I am getting more and more excited about doing all of the baby stuff all over again. Owen is talking about baby Chase a lot more and gives my belly lots of kisses. 

Fun in the bike trailer!

Fun at the Tractor Park

We had so much fun this week while Rainya came to visit. We took an afternoon and headed over to the fun tractor park off of Lakeside drive. Owen and his three cousins got to run around the fields and try out some cool tractors and climb on a big old tree log. Owen got a shorter hair cut last week and it seems to fit him pretty good. I think it's easier to make it look good and since he's a little active boy who works up a sweat on a regular basis, it seems cooler too. We love our little boy, he makes everything fun and worthwhile. I asked him what he did in nursery today and he said "learned bout flamly" this is how he pronounces family. He also said they sang "child of God," it must be his favorite song because that is the only one he ever mentions. I think Owen had a ton of fun with his cousins over the week and was super worn out today cause he slept for like 3 and a half hours on his nap after church. Life is just so much work when you're a kid!

The Busy Life of a 2-Year Old

Eating brownie batter, playing with toys, learning to skateboard, just a few of the things that our busy boy has been up to . . .

REI Garage Sale Day

So today was the best day for shopping ever! Every couple of months or so REI puts on this garage sale where they just sell stuff that has been returned for whatever reason. Some people return stuff saying it's damaged but it's usualy so minimal or they made it up so nothing is really wrong with it at all. We got this $375 Chariot double bike trailer for $75 because someone returned it stating that it was tearing in a very important place. The only tear we could find was like less than a half inch down on the bottom left side by a bar. It was so small and from what I could see not a big deal at all. 

We also bought a Burly bike trailer that retailed at $350 for $20.00 because it had a little tear and a missing bolt. We knew that Corrine was looking for one so we hooked her up! :) Brad got a $450 safari jeep rack for $200. He has been wanting one for ever now and barely missed one that sold just as cheep at the last garage sale. I also had to show off my new bike that I got for summer! I didn't get it at the garage sale, but it was still 30% off at the bike shop since it was last year's model so yes I still got a good deal. I am so excited to ride Owen around and baby Chase when he gets here. They even make infant support seats to put in the trailer so babies can ride comfortably. I thought that was very cool.

My very sexy bike 

I still can't believe how cheap we got this nice trailer for!

Valentine's Day

So this is obviously something that I forgot to post. We really do not celebrate Valentine's day in March! Owen and Brad worked as a team to decorate cookies on Valentine's Day. It was so cute! Brad was frosting the cookies and Owen was putting the sprinkles on the cookies in between licking the frosting. :) My boys are so cute! It was also snowing crazy big snow chunks that day. The picture doesn't do it justice but it was awesome looking!

Owen and Mommy and Baby-Tummy

Owen has been really cute and excited about having a baby brother. A couple of weeks ago I was trying to get some tummy shots and he kept jumping up and down and saying "my turn!" So he and I got some cute mommy-Owen pictures into the shoot. My tummy is bigger now but we keep forgetting to take more shots. Our original plan was to take photos every Sunday. Pregnancy has been a lot more fun now that I am feeling good. I have been having a good time getting the boys room redecorated and I am definitely nesting already, I'll admit it. :)

Our Baby Boy!

So we found out a couple of weeks ago that we are having a boy! I was kind of stunned for about a day and a half and then got really excited. I just couldn't get over how different this pregnancy has been and that it has nothing to do with carrying a different gender! These weren't the greatest ultrasound shots in the world, but I got to see him very well at every angle as they measured and checked out all of his body parts and vitals. I am so excited that Owen is going to have a little brother. I have a ton of boy stuff already and I know that they will be off season since Owen was born in winter and this baby will be born in summer. But you can't go wrong with onesies and cotton sleepers, right? And I have a ton of those. Brad and I have both liked the name Chase for a long time but we haven't been able to decide on a middle name yet. Last week within a period of a couple of days I started popping out and getting that pregnant tummy look. I look at pictures of when I was 7-8 months pregnant with Owen and I am amazed at how huge my tummy got and here I am on the track to getting another huge one! Owen gets so excited when we talk about his baby brother. He points to my tummy and says "baby broder in dere." Ahhh . . . life is so much fun with kids!

Good Morning Owen

The first thing that Owen does in the morning is come into our room and say "cuddle me Mommy" or "Daddy." He is such a fun loving boy and always says "love you mom" or "mornin Daddy" every morning whether we are cuddling or eating breakfast. He is definitely learning how to show us his little emotions especially when he really wants something. I think it's so fun now that he knows what the camera is and he knows he is cute so he just hams it up.

Just relaxing with his milk.